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Mental Health by Katherine Froggatt

New Zealand Open generated $23 million in direct economic impact for Queenstown Lakes this year.

There’s still time to join Royalburn’s Nadia Lim and Wet Jacket Wines owner Greg Hay on a RealNZ Doubtful Sound Overnight Cruise this weekend (9-10 August) and support a good cause.

Police allegedly unearthed methamphetamine, utensils and a large knife when they stopped a 42-year-old local woman for a routine licence and breath alcohol check on Frankton Road last Thursday.

Arrowtown Creative Arts Society (ACAS) and Queenstown Writers Festival are bringing New Zealand’s Poet Laureate Chris Tse to town. He’ll be performing this Friday alongside local poets, and will also host a Masterclass on Saturday.

He may have climbed dozens of mountains around the world, done hundreds of climbs at home, and been part of some of this country’s most notorious search and rescue operations, but you won’t find this humble, Kiwi guy boasting about them.

Running a regional airline is not for the faint-hearted. It’s a high-cost, high-risk business with very little margin for error. While Air New Zealand happily scoops up the profitable main routes, smaller communities like Wānaka are left reliant on independent operators with the courage and financial stamina to fill the gaps.

Two backcountry skiers had to be rescued in challenging conditions on Saturday evening – one from steep terrain high above the Doolans Basin near the Remarkables, the other from the south face of Black Peak, near Treble Cone.

After ten years in the position, Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) Chief Executive Mike Theelen has announced his departure from the organisation in February 2026.

Both charities and companies need capital. How to achieve both profit and public good at the same time, especially in these economically straitened times, is the subject of our Catalyst Kōrero, later this month, Thursday, 28 August.

Government plans to charge overseas tourists to visit Milford Sound and other popular spots are "double-dipping" says Queenstown Milford User Group chair James Stokes.

It's a bloke-dominated run for mayor this time around.

One of New Zealand's best-known adventure rides is celebrating 60 years in business after evolving from a simple five-person riverboat into an iconic thrill-seekers' attraction.

Celebrated painter Dick Frizzell is coming to Queenstown to discuss his new memoir, Hastings, at the launch of the Queenstown Writers Festival 2025 programme.

At least eight dogs were rushed to vets in Queenstown over the weekend after eating rabbit poison Pindone.

Queenstown Lakes mayor Glyn Lewers used his casting vote to push through a major overhaul of the district’s water services, backing the creation of a new council-controlled organisation despite the majority of public submissions opposing it.

A team of tamed ferrets has been making short work of a long-eared problem in the battle against Queenstown's rampant rabbit population.

After three years of controversy and complaining, only two dozen people in Queenstown Lakes have put their names forward for October's council election so far.

The Central Otago Whine Tour will return this Friday and Saturday, bringing talented female comedians to Rhyme X Reason and Sherwood.

Southern Lakes Heli-Ski has invested in 40 more avalanche airbag backpacks for guests on its trips, to supplement its safety programme, chief guide Tarn Pilkington says.